Opinion: Collateral damage occurs when doctors and patients wear ‘Covid-19 blinders’
My friend Mina had a stroke at home while an infectious disease pandemic raged around her. As a physician, I was blindsided. Not just by her stroke, but by the collateral damage of this pandemic: delayed diagnosis and treatment for severe medical illnesses at the cost of trying to prevent exposure to the virus that causes Covid-19.
Part of the problem is seeing everything through a coronavirus lens. There are catastrophic risks when doctors and patients wear Covid-19 blinders.
